00:00U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to deploy federal immigration agents to U.S. airports
00:06if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety.
00:12In a social media post, Trump said he would move what he called brilliant and patriotic ICE agents to airports,
00:19where they would handle security.
00:21The comments came as a partial government shutdown stretches into its fifth week,
00:25with lawmakers still divided over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
00:30TSA personnel are said to miss a second full paycheck on March 27.
00:35The shortage of security agents has already led to disruptions at major airports.
00:41Separately, Elon Musk said on X that he would cover the paychecks of TSA officers during the funding lapse.
00:48DHS, TSA, and representatives for Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
00:56TSA staff earn an average of $61,000 annually, according to federal data.
01:02Some airports are running food drives and accepting donations to support affected workers.
